Health Consequences
Consequences of Rapid Urbanization
Rapid urbanization worldwide raises new concurrent social, economic, public health, environmental, and health systems challenges, including:
- Rising prevalence of NCDs (non-communicable diseases) and emerging infectious diseases.
- Need for improved access to affordable, quality health services.
- Increased greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, pollution, and poor health.
- Unsafe housing, transportation, and physical environments.
- Need for enhanced access to healthy foods, clean water, and sanitation.
- Vast inequities in opportunities that are compounded by poverty, race, ethnicity, gender, age, migration status, and place of inhabitation.
ISUH: Developing healthy, equitable cities for all
The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) is the only global nonprofit organization working to bring together leaders from across academia, government, philanthropy, the nonprofit, and private sectors to achieve a healthier, more equitable urban future for all people, in all communities, worldwide. Your support helps to sustain ISUH, enabling us to advance our mission to achieve a healthier, more equitable urban future for all.
